Whip.



V. BOURIKAS.

WHIP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29. 1915.

Patented Nov. 16,1915.

IAIYENTOR,

VASILEQS ,BQI BIK e Q A elie? e AQHIJws WHIP.

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Specification of Letters Ifate t. V Eatented Nov. 16, 1915.

I hpglicatio filed July 2 9, 1915 Serial No. 42,651.

To. all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VAsiLros a subject ofthe King of Greece, and a resident ojf Acush et, in the county orBristol and State ofld assachusetts, have invented a new and useful;ivhip of which the following le cifiee i hy invention relates to a newand useful improvement in whips, and: the ohjectofthe same, is toprovide a durable whip m which the la h e her em e e ti r P rm n lv achete'tbe st nk l ma b ade f e m shed e th tee ee-W e h required reach. I

Ano e bj t i 't p q ide e hlp Wlth an i icee n lli t o a h hi h i @02structed of skins or hidesand is. capable of duc n a d u ding seep wheetsame is forcibly thrust outward or castinto the air tor attracting. theattention of the nim b i e "Wi hQ li lle e t r et m fer the He mieAnother object is to provide a sirr ple wh p wh as a flexib 901' Q theipee ee o the game, to which is secured lash naade of calfskin stripsgwhich are. twisted or braided with any: desiredriuinher, ofstrands andkee d t n al t rm nat g-in i single strip, portion, to which is securedthecornmon typ e oi; tassel cord,fthereby. furn shing a whip which iscapable ofwi ths ail ding dera e use e d h h'een nr'qcl c e l W istl a di ret th me h air. v

Another object is to p royide a wh p which has a yielding stockconstructed of mala cca,

rata yban hoo, or other such'yieldirig rods,

twisted about a yielding metallic eorle, the

ends c libe e' e ii d withie were Y si hii hllQld m rmly ge he a d in ere ident-acne (if aids ev sfserriee as the handle for thewliip-[stoclg'and the other serving to "coup e the engagingl opp i/QYi'hiCh the lash is secured, thestocl;

t l o er obj ct s qpre ide wh n which a lash constructed 1 oi twisted orraide 'cfllf-sk e s nds, wh h may be l r' e i d whe br ken witheilt ht-r t nnee teee 9r i i eir ee th strength of the sat re.

To eea fw l i eth r ends 1 2 menoi rete J in t e te it i e fiei .9 11

str ctio ir. combination and arrangement of parts erme t @les x h deh cimed and illust at d tithe eeniinedrew new Referring to the draw ng h sa BooRrKAs,

view showingthe whip complete, with the lash loosely wound and ex?collar member provided at the end of the stock and the engaging end ofthe lash secured to said. loop the manner shown in, F g. ,1. Fig. 3, isthe, same View as F g. 2 hut-v shows a modified method of securing thelash t0 the, loop for permitting the lash to be disengaged from the loopwhen desired. Fig; 4c, is a view showing the lash-engaging end of-theloop, engaging with a twisted or braided lash in nlace, of the singleloop fi f i fd s il i Figs- 1 nd Fi 5 s a section taken o11tline.5 5Fig. 1, looking in the direction of arrows, showing. the,

w hi i-stoclr-core surrounded byvthe twisted rods, the ends 'of all offwhich are secured within the handle-sleeve of the whip-stock. Fig. isenlarged View ofthe whip stock showing the twists of yielding rods ofratan, bamboo, or similar material, Wound ahoilt the yielding mating:corerod, the 7 ends of which are shown fitted within and pinned to thehandle-sieeve; which isshown sectioned. fig. 7, is a Viewshowing threestrands twisted together for strengthening the 121 mm the place of thetwo Shown in Fig. 1, tlie drawings showing the twists partly unwoundfor." better. indicating the manne inwhich the sameis rriadeup.

Like numerals'refer to like parts throughout the several views of thedrawing.-

Ii th draw g; e um lin ts @1 tirety. representsa whip' which consists"(at the whip-stock 2 which is provided with the handle-sleeved onthelower end ofthe same, and th eftop collar i; at the too, of the saniewh ch wi he teemin leer d i whin 'stock as shown in Figs 1, 2 and 3.

The Whip-stock 2 is christructed of the cenli r@71 'Qd- 5; which ismetallic (such as ra s ste nd pqs essi s yiell ing' qu i ties. Aroundthe central core Qare twi ted the rods; Z, whichinay he of ratan,barnlooo, 1" ther swh'me er L nd q a y s p crosssection and preferablytapering} tored. ee i e tim n ie ei l ii his eller iiieeibet'tat the We;inql id s he, 1

incasedin' the metallic section which be pinned at 11, or otherwisesuitably sethe ends of the engaging loop 5 of the whip- I stock. Therods 7 are treated to remain. in such twisted position and may bevarnished or otherwise coated {thus furnishing a whipi stock of anattractive appearance and of ex-v ceptional wearing and yieldingqualities.

The lash is constructed of calf-skin stri s which may be made preferablyof rectangw' lar cross section, starting with the loop-end 8, as shownin Fig.1, and entering the tassel ornament 9, which COIlSlStS of coloredfr nges cured to the lash. The strands'12 and 13 of the lash are thentwisted for a suitable distance and knotted, over which knot a secondtassel ornament 9 may be secured in: the same manner alreadyidescribedin the case of the first one: The strandslQ and 13 are then againtwisted for an appreciable distance and again knotted with a tight knot:f .14., Then again, the strands 12 and 18 are twisted for an appreciabledistance (say six inchesor more) aiid'knotted with a. tight knot15. Asmany such twisted and knotted sections may be provided as is foundnecessary, according to the length of the lash de-,

sired, 'Leaving the knot 15, the strands 12 andf13'are' again twistedand knotted at 16" when the end 17 of the strand 13 is terminated, whilethe other strand 12 is continued down to form the loop 18.and. returningback to'th'e top, is then wound andwrappcd in spool fashion about theend 17 and finally strung through the loop 18, as shown in Fig. l of thedrawing. The same is then continued-in single strand the desireddistance and terminates in the button-hole end lf at whichend is securedthe common type of end tassel 20, which is alsoprovided with abutton-hole end 21, as is commonly used in connection with ordinarywhips. I

Fig. 4, shows a, modified lash provided with a twisted loop end, of twostrands, which'may be united at the tassel 10 and continued downthroughthe lash 4 strands I in section.

' Having thusidescri'bed the parts of my invention in detail, it maybeobserved that the same offers a very serviceable and lasting whip 'for'drovers.-the whip-stock possessing yielding qualities and at the sametime. being constructed to overcome any abuse that the same may besubiected to in ordinary use without fdangerlof breaking or getting "outof order, as is the case with the r common types of whips.

Also. the lash, whichmay'be-inade of any desired lengthor of any numberof strands tosuit the conditions under which the whip is to be used,with the knots and other features provided in the same, converts thelashinto an instrument which, when cast into the air, will produce aloud and attractive whistle and I reportg-which is considered a valuablefeeture in whips. The peculiar construction of the lflSll,Wl1lCl1 ismade of lasting material, offers a very durable and serviceable whipwhich is cheap to construct and which may 7 be easily repaired whennecessary. .Thus

length of lash may be made to suit the particular conditions for whichthe same is intended. ,The strands of skins or hides are twisted orbraided, as the case may be, while the same are green oroi ly, andare:allowed to settleinto the twisted or braided state.

it may further be observed, that any desired 7 By oiling the lashfrom'time to time, the I .claim:- 7

1. A. whip of the character described, consisting of a core; a pluralityof yieldingrods twisted and wrapped adjacentto each other about saidcore; a metallic sleeve member adapted to secure the lower ends of saidcore and said yielding rods within same; a flexibleloop member; a collarmember adapted to secure said loop member and the upper ends of saidcore and said ,yieldingxrods within the same; a flexible lash secured tosaid loop member, twisted in multiple strands and knottedto form aplurality of sections terminating in a single strand'provided with anengaging loop at the end of the same; and a tassel member engag ng withsaid engaging loop of sa1dlash,,sub-

stantially as shown.

ports to be made with 'tlie samewhe'nlcast 2. A whip of the characterdescribed, consisting of a yielding whip-stock, formed from a centralcore,a plurality of yielding rods, twisted'about said central core, ahandle-sleeve securing the lower ends of said core and said rods withinsame and: a collar member. provided with a flexible lash-engagingsloopadapted to secure theupperends of said core and said rodswithin same anda flexible leather lash engaging with said loop of said whip-stock andformed from a V plurality of strands which are twisted and knotted insections along the length of the lash. said sections terminating with aspool-winding inclosing and containing the extremities of all ofsaid-strands but one,

which continues beyond said winding and.

terminates in a button-hole end provided stantially as shown with a whiptassel cord secures tkeiiet suby 3. A whip of the character described,consisting of a yielding whip-stock of twisted rods of yieldingmaterial, a central yielding metallic core included within said twistedrods, a metallic sleeve member adapted to secure the lower ends ofsaidcore and said twisted rods within same, a flexible loopmember adapted tobe secured to thetop of said whip-stock, and a metallic collar memberadapted to secure the free ends of said flexible loop member and'theupper ends of said core and said twisted rods Within same;

and a flexible lash provided with tassel ornamentations and secured tosaid loop-member, said lash being constructed to multiple strandstwisted and knotted at intervals to form a plurality of sections andfinally terminating in a single strand which extends 7 VASILIOSBOURIKAS.

Witnesses:

SERAPHIM G. CANoUTAs, GEORGE P. PAPAIOANNOU.

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